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Related topics: Geologyschist /ʃɪst/ noun [uncountable] HEGa type of rock that naturally breaks apart into thin flat pieces 片岩Examples from the Corpusschist• Near the waterline, the rushing waters have polished the schist to gunmetal, and carved it into fantastic flutes and chambers.Origin schist (1700-1800) French schiste, from Latin schistos (lapis) “stone that can be split”, from Greek, from schizein; → SCHISMschist nounChinese of rock Corpus breaks a that type naturally |